Andreas Gordes
gets things started in grand style today with this very special
1/48 Tamiya F-16C. Today is the 20th anniversary of Robert
‘Wilbur’ Wright’s aerial victories and Andreas tell the full
story in this article. Andreas added quite a few aftermarket
items and finished this F-16 in the markings of Robert ‘Wilbur’
Wright’s F-16. The photos look like the real jet.

lisec has
done an exceptional job detailing and finishing the 1/72 Revell Horten Ho.229. lisec
added plenty of extra detailing to take this model to a whole new
level and then displayed it in a diorama in a very effective
pose..

Busolini Massimo
added a AIRES resin seat and Orpheus reconnaissance pod to his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G Starfighter.
Busolini then put great
effort into the painting and weathering to get his Italian F-104
looking perfect.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
TA-7 interior photo etch detail set fromEduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48 "Fighter Group CF-18 Hornet" decal
sheetfromLeading
Edge Models.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa and Revell/Monogram kits

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
OH-6A in Vietnam decal sheet fromFireball
Modelworks.
This decal sheet features nine different Loaches used by the US Army
in the last half of the Vietnam war.

Thursday, Feb
27 2014

Dominican Republic Independence Day

Kenan Turhan is
here with his exceptionally done 1/48 Revell F-86F-40.
Kenan added plenty of extra detailing and got the bare metal finish
and rivets looking perfect on his Korean era Sabre. This is
one sweet looking F-86.

S K Loh has added a
huge amount of scratchbuilt detail to the rather simple 1/144
Zveda Ju-87 B-2 Stuka. This is a tiny scale but that
didn't stop SK from going all out in the detailing
department.....and with great success I might add. The
markings are for WWII German Stuka ace Hans Ulrich Rudel. I
love how detailed it looks.

Kees Kuyper joins
us with 2 of his Fantasy NASA Spacecraft. Each one is
posed on the moon and for an added bonus he has included a Lunar
Rover. I love the creativity Knees bring to ARC.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-38 Lightning Corrected Air Intake fromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-101B Voodoo resin cockpit set fromPavla
Models. This set is
designed for
the Revell kit.

Wednesday,
Feb 26
2014

Kuwait Liberation Day

John Smalbrugge
is here with 72 photos of the aircraft models at the recent IPMS Vancouver Fall Show 2013.
There was a fantastic selection of models including dioramas
from every era of aviation history. It looks like it was quite
the show.

David Porter
has taken the 1/32 Trumpeter A-10A Thunderbolt II to a
whole new level of detail. David combined after market set
with parts from other kits and his own scratchbuilt details to
create this exceptional Warthog. This detail rich A-10 is a
beauty from every angle.

Olivier Barles
has done a gorgeous job detailing and finishing his
1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat.
Olivier added scratchbuilt
detail to the engine, landing gear and cockpit as well as a vacu-formed
canopy. Olivier got everything looking perfect on his Hellcat
including the noseart.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ju 87G Stuka Propeller w/tool fromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Academy kit.

Dragan Cvetic
has been busy rescribing his 1/72 Italeri Kfir C-2. Dragan
added scratchbuilt detail to the cockpit and finished it all off
with a flawless paint job for an Israeli jet. This one is a
beauty.

Carmel J Attard
is here with an aircraft that has a connection to Malta.
This is Carmel's 1/72 Contrail Vickers Vildebeest which he
upgraded the cockpit with his own scratchbuilt details and then
finished it off with a torpedo under it's belly. Carmel tells
the history of the Vickers Vildebeest as well as what the fate
was of the particular aircraft that his model represents. I
love the photos as well as the history in his article.

Shawn "phantom" Weiler
built his 1/48 CF-104 Starfighter into the Canadian world
record altitude attempt Starfighter. Shawn did some mods to
his CF-104 including a resin ejection seat and then finished it all
off in a very clean bare metal finish. It's very cool to see
this aircraft as a model.

Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A-4E interior photo etch detail set fromEduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.

Rob Tracz
has gone to great lengths with his what-if RF-3C Stiletto.
Rob's Stiletto is a recon bird from the Vietnam war complete
with SEA camo and even noseart. Rob combined parts from
different kits with a big dose of creativity to create this gem and
I found his what-if historical account quite convincing.

Vitor Sousa
has done quite the impressive job on his 1/72 Attack Squadron Kaman K-MAX.
This is a beautifully detailed resin kit that Vitor turned into a
fine looking model of this unique helicopter.

Richard Spreckley
has done a lovely job
detailing and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa Phantom FGR. Richard
dressed up the cockpit with a resin cockpit set from Aires along
with Eduard photo etch with some added scratchbuilding on his
F-4. Richard then finished his Phantom as an RAF machine using
Model Alliance decals. This is a very impressive build.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
A-7 avionics bay photo etch detail set fromEduard
Model Accessories. This set is
designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Royal Canadian Navy Sea Furies decal sheet
fromMike
Grant Decals.
This decal sheet features seven markings options for Canadian Sea
Furies.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bristol Beaufighter Exhausts, Early/Long Style fromUltracast.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.

Thursday, Feb
20 2014

Dragan Cvetic
starts today with something new on ARC. This is his 1/72 Plastic Fantastic Qaher 313
which is a resin kit that Dragan improved with a pitot tube,
seatbelts and scribe panel lines. This is a very good looking
model of Iran's new Stealth fighter. Excellent work Dragan.

Carmel J Attard
is here with his very helpful and well written full build
article for the 1/72 Rareplanes C-54 Skymaster. Carmel
is no stranger to the world of vac-u-formed kits and he had very
high praise for this one. His article is a treasure trove of
information and his finished model is a joy to behold.
Beautiful and highly skilled work Carmel.

Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us from Canada with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom, #172 from
Down Under. Shawn added a resin cockpit and aftermarket Aussie
decals to complete this beauty. It's a rare and special treat
to see an Aussie Phantom....well done Shawn.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Yak-1 ExhaustfromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Eduard/Accurate Miniatures kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48 P-51D Mustang wheel bayfromAires.
This set is designed for
the Hobby boss kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB J29A/B Tunnan canopy and wheel masks fromMaestro
Models.
This set is designed for
the Tarangus kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-102A resin cockpit set
fromPavla
Models. This set is designed for
the Meng kit.

Wednesday,
Feb 19 2014

Tanel Kask
gets things started in style with his 1/144 Attack Hobby Kits L-39C
Albatros. Tanel gave his jets some added details and very
skilled masking to get these amazing paint schemes looking just
right on these Estonian Albatros. And yes these tiny models do
have pilot figures.

Angelo M Picardo
has gone to great effort to create his truly inspiring 1/32 Tamiya F-4 Phantom FGR2.
Angelo used a combination of aftermarket sets including an
Aires cockpit plus his own highly skilled scratchbuilding skills to
pull this big beautiful project together. The British Phantoms
have a wonder look all their own and this one would be the highlight
in most display cases.

Rod Bettencourt
has taken the 1/72 Trumpeter Tu-22M3 Backfire to a
whole new level. Rod added the Armory Exhaust nozzles,
Amodel Kh-22 (AS-4 Kitchen), Authentic Decals, Neomega cockpit,
Mastercaster tires and then pulled the whole project together with
his stunning weathering job. This one looks very realistic
from every angle.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-38 Lightning Horizontal Stabilizator fromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Academy kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/32
HVAR Rocket 5 inch (3 pcs) fromCMK.
These were the most common weapons used by US Air Force during WWII
and Korean Conflict (for inst. P-47D, F-51, F-84G…).

Tuesday,
Feb 18
2014

Gambia Independence Day

Michael
"Chewie" Choo overcame the fit issues on the 1/72 Revell F/A-18C
to turn this into quite the attractive model in it's special
markings. This kit was not a walk in the park but Michael
persisted and even posed it in-flight complete with a weapons load.

Orlando Arancibia R.
has mastered the fine art of painting and weathering on his 1/144 Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-34.
This is a tiny scale but you would never know that looking at
this model.....the weathering is exceptional and the photos are
first class. I love the camo scheme on this Russian jet.

Ingo Geiger
has done a fabulous job
building and finishing his 1/32 Revell F-4F Phantom. Ingo
built this big Luftwaffe Phantom out of the box to a very high
quality and took some wonderfully realistic photos of this 1/32
gem.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Su-7 Pitot Tubes fromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Modelsvit kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bristol Beaufighter Exhausts, Short Style fromUltracast.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.

Monday,
Feb 17 2014

Michael Callari III has
created something quite unique for you to enjoy today. This is
his X-Wing Aggressor which is a X-Wing fighter wearing USAF
Aggressor markings. Michael dressed up the cockpit and cannons
but it is the camo scheme that is the highlight of this what-if
Sci-fi gem.

John Smalbrugge
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/32 Revell BAe Hawk T.1A.
This Hawk started as a Red Arrows bird that John added Eduard
photo etch and converted it to a RAF 234 Sqn. 75th Anniversary
aircraft with decals from Flightpath.

Steve Negley
is here with 6 models that make up his “Century Series” of U.S. Jet Fighters.
Steve's display includes aircraft from the F-100 to the F-106
and of what a wonderful collection it is. Some of these are
the classic kits we knew from long ago. Simply wonderfully
done Steve.

Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Il-2m interior photo etch detail set fromEduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Hobbyboss kit.

20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-1 Skyraider Gun Barrels fromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16 Aces II Seat - Standard / Loose Harnesses fromSierra
Hotel Models.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya/Kinetic F-16AM-CJ kits.

Friday, Feb
14 2014

Rodrigo Rendon
added a long list of detail items to his very impressive looking
1/48 Tamiya F-16C. Rodrigo pulled this whole project
together with exceptional skill and then displayed it on a tarmac
base for the perfect look.

Jean-Charles Goddet
is here with something I know you will all enjoy. This is
his 1/72 Hasegawa Sukhoï Su-27S wearing a very special
digital camo scheme from the 2012 Ukrainian Airshow season.
This is one very eye catching Flanker.

Dragan Cvetic
has a skill for weathering I greatly admire. This is his
1/72 Zvezda MiG-21bis in Serbian Air Force markings complete
with some added details and a first class weathering job.
Beautiful work Dragan.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
E-2C interior photo etch detail set fromEduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for the
Hasegawa kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Buccaneer Combo Set fromNeomega.
This set is designed for
the Airfix kit.

Thursday, Feb
13 2014

Richard Spreckley
gets things started today with his first build since re-entering
the hobby after 25 years and what an outstanding build it is.
This is his 1/48 Hasegawa Phantom FGR 2 dressed up with
plenty of aftermarket sets including an Aires cockpit set.. Richard
learned and mastered quite a few techniques with this build
resulting in a first class model of a British Phantom complete in a
diorama.

Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here with his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C
in one of the best looking paint schemes ever worn by the F-16
using Twobobs decals. Shawn was kind enough to include a
photo of his 21 aggressor painted jets in his collection.

Alysson Cesar
joins us from Brazil with a beautifully done 1/72 Hasegawa F-14A
in VF-1 squadron markings. Alysson got weapons from an Academy
kit and finished it all off with aftermarket decals and a perfect
weathering job.

Vince Pedulla
is back with another of his Skyraiders today in his continuing and
very interesting series. This is his 1/48 Tamiya AD-6 Skyraider
and is Part 4 in his 7 part series. Today's
Skyraider is beautifully weathered and wearing a briht paint
scheme. Very impressive work Vince.

Iván Aceituno C.
is one of those highly skilled modellers from Chile and today we
have the pleasure to see his 1/48 Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-24MK Fencer-D.
Iván has skillfully added a massive selection of
aftermarket detail items and finished his Fencer in a desert camo
complete with weathering. simply wonderful Iván.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Su-7 Air ScoopsfromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Modelsvit kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WWII Japanese pilots (2 figures) fromJaguar.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
T-28B Trojan resin cockpit set fromPavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Roden kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/32
He 219A Armament set fromCMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.

Monday,
Feb 10 2014

Today I'd like to
introduce you to a 3 new features that will be added to all Gallery
articles on ARC. At
the bottom of each Gallery article will be 3 new links.

The first link will
be to their Member page. Their Member page will
eventually show all their models on ARC and give you a link to
their person website, their other gallery articles on ARC and
also a link to their ARC Forums page so you can PM them
comments or questions are their model.

The second link
will be to all models of the same type of aircraft
in the ARC Gallery section.

The third link
will be to the ARC Forums "Today's Bird" sub-forum
so you can leave compliments for models you saw on the
ARC homepage.

Of course I have to
add these links (1 by 1) to all 13,000 Gallery articles on
ARC and as I do this.....the Member pages will really begin to fill
out. In the end there will be about 3500 member pages...so
it is a big task......but I'll just keep doing it until it is all
done.....but I do expect this to take 2 years or more to
complete.

David Porter
is here with his big, bold and beautiful 1/32 Tamiya F-15C Eagle MSIP II.
David carefully upgraded the big Tamiya kit to the modern
version with goodies from Aires and Zactomodels and other sources,
then he poured his heart and soul into his big Eagle. I loved
his article and his insight into getting the right shade of paint
for the camo scheme is worth it's weight in gold. This is a
must see Eagle.

Phillip Steele
has done a ton of scratchbuilding on his tiny 1/72 Revell Medicopter BK 117.
You have to read his article for all the details if the work he
did, but the list is long and his work can be easily in his
photos. This Medical chopper was made famous on German
TV. Beautiful work Phillip.

Kenan Turhan
is here with a truly eye catching 1/48 Academy MIG-29AS.
This is a Slovak Air
Force jet wearing digital camo and I must
say the paint work on the digital camo looks absolutely
amazing. Truly impressive Kenan.

Here's a product article
for the 1/32 P-51B Mustang interior photo etch detail set fromEduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.

20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw 190D-11/D-13 Air Intake fromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Eduard kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51 Mustang Hamilton Standard Cuffed 4-Blade Propeller &
SpinnerfromUltracast.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya P-51B-D kits - also fits Hasegawa P-51D kits.

Friday, Feb 7
2014

Grenada Independence Day

Burt Gustafson
had to put some extra
effort into building his 1/48 HobbyBoss MIG-17 Fresco as a
bare metal bird. Burt had to get all parts fitting perfectly
before he went ahead with the polished metal finish. But his effort
paid off handsomely with a flawless looking BMF on his Vietnamese
MiG-17. I'm impressed with the BMF Burt.

Polly Singh
has done plenty of kit
bashing on his 1/72 Blitz Models Pilatus PC 7 Mk II. This
is his 1/72 Indian Air force Pilatus PC 7 Mk II converted from Blitz
Models PC-21 and then given a very strikingly colourful paint
job. Polly has quite the collection of Indian Air Force models
to his credit. I always enjoy seeing his latest model on ARC.

Sal has
turned his 1/48 Hasegawa F-15A Eagle into a very sharp
looking model. Sal's skill at airbrushing and weathering
really show well on his models and this F-15 is up to his usual high
standards. It is a treat each time he sends in photos of his
latest model.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48 US NAVY torpedo loading cartfromAerobonus.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Fairey Gannet AS.1 "Folding Wings"
conversion set fromCzech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This can be
used used in conjunction with CMR72-118 Fairey Gannet
AS.1/AS.4/COD.4/T.2.

Mark L. Rossmann
is here with another of his first rate articles. This is
his flawless looking 1/48 Testors / Fujimi A-6A as it
appeared during the Vietnam was in the mid 1960's. Mark is a
historian at heart and his article continues his tradition here on
ARC of providing us with the history behind each aircraft he
builds. It is always a treat to see your latest model here on
ARC Mark.

Murli Rajan
is here with his 1/72 Humbrol Hawker Hurricane MkIIc that was
originally intended for the Indian Republic Day on Jan 26.
This is an Indian Air Force Hurricane built to a very high
standard. This is one very good looking Hurricane....well done
Murli.

Kees Kuyper
is here with his JAL passenger drone. There's no
doubt about it....this is one very cool design and a very well done
model.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Sepecat Jaguar gun bay fromAires.
This set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Jaguar A Gun Barrels fromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/32
He 219A Engine set fromCMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.

Wednesday,
Feb 5
2014

San Marino - Santa Agata Day

Louis Chang
gets things started today in style with his exceptional 1/48 Hasegawa F-14D VF-2.
Louis added Aires resin detail sets along with scratchbuilt
detailing to further improve the detail on his F-14. He then
gave his Tomcat a perfect weathering job to complete the look.
Excellent work Louis.

Richard Spreckley (RMCS)
is here with a very rare and special 109. This is his 1/48 Airfix Bf-109E
wearing RAF markings as it was one of the captured Emils used by
the British for flight evaluation. Richard built his 109 out
of the box and then gave it heavy weathering to match the historical
photos of this captured 109. A very cool built Richard.

Alex Cimenti - CimaleX
joins us today with 2 skyhawks from the Falklands/Malvinas
war. This is his 1/72 Airfix + Fujimi FAA A-4B Skyhawks duo
wearing different markings for 2 aircraft that participated in that
conflict 31 years ago. Alex gives some very helpful
information on the markings on his Skyhawks. It's good to see
Alex's latest models on ARC.

Here's a product
article
for the 1/32 MiG-29 APU-73
Missile Pylons from Zactomodels.
Zactomodels
and their extensive selection of 1/32 Russian missiles and missile
pylons.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-14 Tomcat Air Intake Covers fromQuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-111 Aardvark Pitot Tube fromMaster.
This set is suitable for any
1/72 F-111 Aardvark.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
AV-8B Harrier wheels & paint masks fromAires.
This set is suitable for any 1/48
AV-8B Harrier.

Tuesday,
Feb 4
2014

Sri Lanka Independence Day

Shawn "phantom" Weiler
gets things fired up today with his 1/48 Tamiya F-16N. Shawn
improved his USN Viper with Wolfpack intake and exhaust and finished
it off with the excellent markings from the Two Bobs big aggressor sheet.

Carmel
J. Attard is here with his very stylish 1/72 AZmodels Let L-200 Morava.
This is a multi-media kit that Carmel finished in the blue and
white markings of a Bulgarian Air Force aircraft.
Carmel explains the tricks to building this model kit as well as
what he did to get such good results. I really like the lines
of this aircraft and the blue and white scheme looks perfect.

Dragan Cvetic
is here with something new today. This is his 1/72 Yumo G-4 Supergaleb
in the markings for Republika Srpska. Dragan
scratchbuilt the cockpit and opened the canopy to show off all the
wonderful detail. No doubt about it...this is one very good
looking jet with just the perfect amount of weathering.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sukhoi Su-7 Gun Barrels fromQuickBoost.
Here's a product article
for the Modelsvit kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SU-7U resin cockpit set with vacuformed canopy fromPavla
Models. Here's a product article
for the Modelsvit kit.

Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Air Wing All Stars: Super Hornets Part 1 decal sheetfromFurball
Aero Design.

Alexis "axlefoley" Baligod II
joins us from the Philippines today with his first article on
ARC. This is his 1/72 Testors F-4G Wild Weasel finished
to a very high level as you will see in his photos. I'd like
to welcome Alexis to ARC and extend an invitation to other members
of the Davao Scale Modelers Society to join us here on ARC.
Salamat Alexis....welcome to
ARC.....you F-4G looks fantastic.

Jean-Charles Goddet
has picked some great looking markings for his 1/72 Hasegawa Bell/Boeing MV-22B Osprey.
Jean-Charles has a passion for the MV-22 Osprey as you will see
in his article and photos. This is one amazing looking
Osprey model.

André Manzano
joins us from Brazil with his 1/48 Revell AG EF-2000. André
added Eduard photo etch to the cockpit and then finished his RAF
Typhoon with added details before giving it subtle weathering.
This Typhoon looks perfect from every angle.

Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf 110C interior photo etch detail set fromEduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Dragon kit.